General surgeon in Johannesburg.
Dr Pieter Marais is a specialist general surgeon (MBChB, FCS(SA)) consulting from Room 21 at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital in Randburg, with a focused practice in laparoscopic (keyhole) and da Vinci robotic surgery. Hernias, gallbladders, piles, thyroid and adrenal glands, reflux, colorectal disease, colonoscopy and everyday lumps and bumps.
Where he consults and operates
Consulting rooms
Johannesburg Surgical Hospital, Room 21, 219 Beyers Naudé Dr, Northcliff, Randburg, 2195. Selected minor procedures — piles banding, lipoma and cyst removal, and straightforward gastroscopy and colonoscopy — are done here under local anaesthetic or light sedation, without a hospital admission.
Operating hospitals
- Johannesburg Surgical Hospital, Randburg (including all da Vinci robotic surgery)
- Netcare Olivedale Hospital, Randburg
- Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, Bedfordview
- Cure Day Hospitals, Gauteng
Areas served
Randburg · Northcliff · Weltevredenpark · Fairland · Linden · Roodepoort · Honeydew · Cresta · Blackheath · Sandton · Bedfordview · Greater Johannesburg
Common questions
- Where are Dr Marais's consulting rooms in Johannesburg?
- Dr Marais consults from Room 21 at Johannesburg Surgical Hospital, 219 Beyers Naudé Dr, Northcliff, Randburg. It's a few minutes off Beyers Naudé Drive, with parking on site — convenient for patients from Randburg, Northcliff, Weltevredenpark, Fairland and Roodepoort.
- Which hospitals does Dr Marais operate at?
- Johannesburg Surgical Hospital in Randburg is the main operating base, including all robotic (da Vinci) work. Dr Marais also operates at Netcare Olivedale Hospital, Life Bedford Gardens Hospital, Cure Day Hospitals, depending on the procedure, your medical aid and where you live.
- Do I need a referral to see a general surgeon?
- No. You can book directly with the practice. Many patients are referred by their GP, gastroenterologist or gynaecologist, and a referral letter with any scans or blood results makes the first consultation more useful — but it isn't required.
- How soon can I get an appointment?
- Routine consultations are usually available within a week. Urgent problems — acute abdominal pain, an irreducible hernia, a hot infected lump — are seen the same day or the next, and emergencies go through the hospital switchboard 24/7.
- What is the difference between a general surgeon and a specialist surgeon?
- In South Africa, a specialist general surgeon has completed medical school, surgical registrar training and the FCS(SA) fellowship examination, and is registered with the HPCSA as a specialist. Dr Marais holds MBChB and FCS(SA), with further minimally invasive fellowship training at IRCAD in France and Belgium.
- Which medical aids does the practice work with?
- The practice deals with all the major South African medical aids. Authorisation is obtained before your procedure and you receive a written quote showing exactly what your plan covers and what, if anything, you pay in. Cash-pay quotes are available on request.